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I really thought that I saw picture of a awesome PVC fitting. It was a 4 way Y with a line up the middle of the v part. Maybe was seeing things <img src="graemlins//uhuh.gif" border="0" alt="[U-Huh]" />

I have a few ?'s about tpyes of pumps. Is it safe to use a shaft drive pump with a reef tank. They have a few stainless steel screw on the inside, is that OK?? I only question this because evry magnetic drive pumps I looked at are almost all plastic. I was looking at an Ampmaster 3000 pump that...

Well I know know that most people, my self included try to make sur that we have no micro bubble being returned to tank from our sump,etc. Well do any of you have an air-stone or two in your tank? Do I need to have one, or does the protien skimmer stir enough oxegen into the water??

I have a Red Sea fish pharm AquaZone (100mg/hr) Ozone unit and need some help on hooking it up :confused: How do i hook it up? It has two air lines on the back "in" and "out" Do I hook the "out" to the air inlet on my skimmer? Do I need a air pump on the "In" side of the Ozone?? Also I think...

Well when I got my 105g sett up I was planning up setting it up as a reef tank w/ a few fish...Now I'm thinking of going with more of FOWLR tank and have a few ?'s. A: I have 250#+ of South Down sand i was going to use for a DSB in the reef, should i still use a DSB in a FOWLR tank?? B: I have a...

I would like to "if" Ozone and or UV is safe?, good?,bad?. I have both for a 105g that I bought (entire setup from moving friend), But it seems that the LR isn't so "live" and wanted to know if I should bother using either or.(I heard they good for a FO tank :rolleyes:, but i plan on a reef...

My LFS had me drill a 1 1/4" hole in the upper cornor of my 105g and sold me a bulkhead fitting for it.. I believe that the inside size of the BH is 1", I plan to use 1" flex PVC to send the over flow to my sump and a lil' to my refugium. I want to know what will the GPH rate be for this type of...

Ok I'm setting up a 5ft long 105g tank,it sits on a matchong Oceanic stand. I went and bought a used tank in order to use it as a sump and reugium. The problem is that the tank is BIGGER then I thought. It turns out to be 4ft long and hold 48g.I've heard that when it comes to sump size the...

Ok I know that if your puuting Lr into an "running" tank you want to only use "cured" Live Rock, But is it ok to to use "raw" rock when first starting. I'm going to be setting up my 105g with a refugium and a DSB and plan to take most of my LR out of my 58g that has been running for a lil while...

I just found a Supreme Mag drive pump rated at 2400GPH brand new for $75.00 Do you guys think that this is a good deal??Any of you have any opinions on this brand.Also found some Rio's but from what I've heard most of you down rio's So what do ya think :cool:

When I bought my 105g setup from a friend it came with lots on misc. I have "Little Giant" model 1-MD I wrote to "LG" for the specs and they said that that pumps has a GPH of 180 @1ft of head...wow that doesn't seem like much :rolleyes: My ? is how much GPH do I need for my 105g W/bulkhead...

NM REEF would it be poss. to get some info and pics of your DIY sump and ref.????? Wastedincome420@aol.com :cool:

HI When I bought my 105g set up from a friend I also recieved boxesmof misc. ok, so I have two little giant pumps one looks like ones I've seen in pics online and it has a # MD-1 whats that mean and what kind of flow does it have, The other looks bigger and has the # 3E 12N I the first one is...

Should i bother w/ a bag of natures Ocean "live sand" if I buy a detritivore kit from somewhere? I want to help seed a "south down" w/ "CaribSea" DSB I saw that the "kits" are kinda expenseive :eek: and the "natures ocean isn't much better because I'll have to buy it online. If you could only...

OK,I need some step by step help PLEASE :eek: I'm going to set this 105g thats been i my living room now for a monthe and a half,REAL SOON. Going to start with the tank empty and add 200-250#(I have 250#) of south down sand not rinsed, Then add 30# of CaribSea Aragramax(Oolite)How many inches...

I plan on making my own sump w/ a refugium and atleast a little bit of bio-balls (plan on mostly fish for now maybe reef down the line)also plan on housing my skimmer, probes, heater,etc. A: I'm looking for plans on a DIY sump that meets the needs I have. B: What kind of flow does a refugium...

Well the ? is what equpmentdo I need to set up first inorder to get the tank cycling. I have a SHARK wet-dry,BERLIN skim,REDSEA ozone and a 30w? UV. I also need to decide if I'm going with a DSB or not. Should I have every thing(Ozone,UV,Skim,etc) hooked up before i start it up?? :rolleyes:

I was in my LFS today looking at some LR,corals,etc. and I noticed little green bead things. They were all over some of the LR I think that were hollow what are they and are they OK :confused: They don't sell live sand only CC or Caribsea oolite(@$35) so I was looking to see if they had any...

My LFS told me not to use a LS DSB. Well after reading about DSB's on this BB I belive thats what I should do. I have one 30# bag of CaribSea Aragonite and belive I can get some south down from my home depot a:how much do I need for my 105g b:should I add the caribsea(on top or bottom of sand...

I would like to move a post I wrote in the "FISH" BB to the "DISEASE" BB I tried to move it my self but would not let me PLEASE HELP :rolleyes: